Beginner Gardening: Sidewalk dilemna, 1 by pupilpropogtr

pupilpropogtr wrote:
Thanks Glendale Kid. I have been asking around about good books, but no one has replied. That sound like it will be perfect. BTW, talk about crazy weather. I am a property adjuster and handle your area. Last time I was down as mini tornado? came through. On one street, whole trees were uprooted, while we didn't get a drop in Hoover. It always seems to hit you the worst.

I thought about adding some other grass in there, but I will think on that for a while. I have plenty to do before going there.

Kwanjin, the problem I have with not knowing is getting rid of the wrong thing. I was looking to remove some shurbs on other side of house, but was highly advised it would be a stupid mistake by the Trugreen man (a lot of good he has done for our dormant yard. Not his fault, the rain gods aren't replying to my dances.

Oh, Kwanjin, you are more then welcome to drive to AL and have "fun" pulling ivy and digging monkey grass anytime. I think that will take me three years alone. I spent four hours pulling ivy the other day to have DH come home and tell me it was poison ivy. Now don't I sound like an expert gardener. This was before the yellow jacket attack. Sometimes it feels like war out there, battling the sun, heat, mosquitos, yellow jackets, water rations. Does gardening sound fun or what? Just thinking about all that makes me think I am crazy for falling in love with it. Well your head can't tell your heart to stop.

The one thing I have definitely learned from ya'll is the patience necessary to garden. I know it won't be done in a season, as much as I would love it, but I have seen some disasters out there because of willful gardening. I almost did it myself. Luckily I had to put everything in pots to move to the shade.

I will take any more ideas or advise you have. I am a sponge.

Finally, there is a little raised bed which HAD herbs in it (rosemary is huge, rest is dead). It is in the back, but gets good afternoon sun. Good place for a cutting garden?